Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim 
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Register for the 2013 Consumer Health IT Summit: Accelerating the Blue Button Movement
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) invites you to join us in Washington D.C. on September 16 to learn about and be part of public and private sector led advancements to equip and empower patients to better manage their health in a digital era. The Summit will feature:
A summary of recent and upcoming policy and regulatory changes that are strengthening patients' rights and ability to access their health data electronically, including Meaningful Use and HITECH modifications to HIPAA.
Examples of where Blue ...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - August 13, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: ONC health it conferences Source Type: blogs
5 California events you won't want to miss this August
August is a popular month when people take vacations. How about a vacation where you can connect with health IT professionals, innovators, Here are 5 reasons why you'll want to visit California this August:
Qualcomm Life is hosting Connect 2013
August 5-8 in San Diego
Rock Health is hosting Health Innovation Summit
August 8-9 in San Francisco
Siemens is hosting Innovations '13 for Healthcare IT
August 11-14 in San Diego
The NIH and UCLA is hosting 2013 Mobile Health Summer Training Institute
August 26-30 in Los Angeles
BIOCOM is hosting DeviceFest 2013
August 27 in Carlsbad (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 31, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: conferences Source Type: blogs
Electronic skin or "e-skin" that has sensing capabilities
What if we could create an artificial skin that has sensing capabilities? Electronic skin? e-skin? Digital skin? There's a recent paper published in Nature titled, "An ultra-lightweight design for imperceptible plastic electronics." The authors describe
a platform that makes electronics both virtually unbreakable4 and imperceptible. Fabricated directly on ultrathin (1 μm) polymer foils, our electronic circuits are light (3 g m−2) and ultraflexible and conform to their ambient, dynamic environment. Organic transistors with an ultra-dense oxide gate dielectric a few nanometres thick formed at room temperature enabl...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 29, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: medical devices dermatology skin Source Type: blogs
HP Social Media in Healthcare White Paper
Don't miss the HP "Social Media in Healthcare White Paper." This excellent resource outlines why physicians, hospitals, and health systems need to take a proactive approach and leverage the opportunities through social media. Social media technology is evolving rapidly and health care professionals need to know how to use these tools to communicate more effectively with one another and with patients.
Make sure to follow @HPHealthcare on Twitter for the latest updates from HP Healthcare and visit hp.com/go/healthcare (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 26, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: social media HP Source Type: blogs
ATA 2014 Call for Presentations Now Open
Speak at the largest telehealth event of the year! The American Telemedicine Association 2014 call for presentations is now open.
The ATA Annual Meeting is recognized throughout the world as the primary forum for healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs in the telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth space. Whether you are a novice or expert, clinician or engineer, CEO or industry partner, ATA 2014 presents opportunities to engage with thousands of thought-provoking leaders in the field and learn about telemedicine best practices and emerging applications from around the world.
Click here to submit an abstract.
Don't mis...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 24, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: telehealth ATA American Telemedicine Association Source Type: blogs
Join the @RWJF Twitter Chat on U.S. Health IT Adoption on 7/24 at 12:30 pm ET #AdoptHIT
Doctors and hospitals have made big strides in adopting electronic health records, driven in part by federal investments in health information technology. Join the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a Twitter chat on Wednesday, July 24 2013 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. ET to discuss findings from a recent report on the state of health information technology in the United States.
When? Wednesday, Jul 24 @ 12:30pm - 1:30pm (EST)
Where? Twitter Chat
Use the hashtag #AdoptHIT to join the conversation and share your thoughts.
Join @RWJF_QualEqual on 7/24 @ 12:30 ET for a RWJF twitter chat on HIT adoption. Use #AdoptHIT to join...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 24, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Source Type: blogs
My review of the Shine by Misfit Wearables #QuantifiedSelf
I'm an early adopter of wearable technology and fitness gadgets. I still have my original Fitbit Classic. Unlike some others, I haven't lost my Fitbit and I haven't accidentally thrown it into the wash with the rest of my laundry. I've also tested the BodyMedia FIT armband, the Nike+ FuelBand, and other self-tracking fitness gadgets/pedometers. I was even a Zeo sleep headband user (but they closed their company).
Most recently, I have been wearing the Shine by Misfit Wearables to track my daily physical activity. This is one of the newest self-tracking gadgets to hit the market. The Shine is a sma...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 23, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Misfit Wearables fitness Quantified Self Source Type: blogs
What happened to @Medpedia? It's dead!
I've been following the Medpedia project for some time now. It appears that Medpedia is dead. Am I wrong? Did the site get hacked? Or, did it die a quiet death?
What happened to Medpedia? It's a project that had such potential, but perhaps they didn't have enough resources to sustain it.
Medpedia was a collaborative project launched on 17 February 2009. Its aim is to create an open access online medical wiki encyclopedia in association with Harvard Medical School, Stanford School of Medicine, Berkeley School of Public Health, University of Michigan Medical School, the United Kingdom's National Health Serv...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 23, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: medpedia Source Type: blogs
Superfoods and our health (infographic)
You are what you eat. Here's an interesting infographic depicting "superfoods" and our health:
Via: HealthPost.co.nz (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 19, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: infographic diet food Source Type: blogs
EmTech: The MIT Conference on Emerging Technologies
If you're looking for a reason to visit MIT this fall, EmTech MIT is where technology, business, and culture converge. It’s the showcase for emerging technologies with the greatest potential to change our lives. It’s an access point to the most innovative people and companies in the world. Most of all, it is a place of inspiration—an opportunity to glimpse the future and begin to understand the technologies that matter and how they’ll change the face of business and drive the new global economy.
EmTech
MIT Media Lab
Oct 9-11, 2013
Cambridge, MA
Learn more here: http://www2.technologyreview.com/emtech/13/ (Source...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 18, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: MIT conferences Source Type: blogs
Healthcare and Social Media (Infographic)
Social media often can help bring people together. This is evident in the use of social media by both patients and healthcare providers. Here is an infographic that shows healthcare and social media:
Image compliments of Master of Health Administration Degrees (Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim)
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 17, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: infographic social media Source Type: blogs
Using CME for Delivery System Improvement
Last month, the American Hospital Association's Physician Leadership Forum (PLF) had a webinar titled, "Using CME for Delivery System Improvement."
As health care delivery reshapes, hospitals are using new and creative ways to engage with physicians to create a more integrated and seamless care system. Jim Burke, MD, senior vice president and chief medical officer, Scottsdale Healthcare, will share their efforts to use continuing medical education (CME) offerings to align physicians across the health care system and to drive performance improvement.
You can view the webinar and slides here. (Source: Medicine and Te...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 15, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: AHA hospital continuing medical education cme performance improvement Source Type: blogs
Legal liability of an online curbside consultation
These days, physicians are getting informal consultations (curbside consults) and "second opinion" feedback from other physicians by discussing patient care on closed, restricted online physician-only communities like Doximity. What is the legal liability of discussing a patient and getting input from physicians who have never seen or examined the patient?
According to this document from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center:
Some states have recognized that imposing liability for giving an informal opinion would have a chilling effect on the collegiality among physicians and, in the long term, have nega...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 13, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: legal medicine social media Doximity malpractice consulting Source Type: blogs
The Conversation Project
Have you heard of the Conversation Project that involves a collaboration with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)?
The Conversation Project is dedicated to helping people talk about their wishes for end-of-life care. The Conversation Project began in 2010, when Ellen Goodman and a group of colleagues and concerned media, clergy, and medical professionals gathered to share stories of “good deaths” and “bad deaths” within their own circle of loved ones.
Have you ever talked to your family or loved ones about their end-of-life wishes?
60% of people say that making sure their family is not burdened by tou...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - July 9, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: Institute for Healthcare Improvement IHI Source Type: blogs
HealthTech Conference 2013
Don't miss HealthTech Conference 2013 this October 30 in Mountain View, CA.
HealthTech Conference 2013 will take place in Computer History Museum, the world's leading institution exploring the history of computing and its continuing impact on society. Locating the HealthTech Conference at the Computer History Museum celebrates the current convergence of information technology and healthcare.
HealthTech Capital is a group of private investors dedicated to funding and mentoring new "HealthTech" start ups at the intersection of healthcare with the computer and mobility worlds. HealthTech Capital is creating a new ecosystem...
Source: Medicine and Technology by Dr. Joseph Kim - June 24, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Tags: health information technology conferences Source Type: blogs
